Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0287-0002 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth dress | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1870s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark; Commercial fabric | |
| Description | Skirt or dress-like garment consisting of two rectangular pieces of plain, undecorated tapa cloth with short fringe along their long sides; One short end of each piece is folded over and hand-sewn with thread, forming a sleeve through which a single length of bias tape is threaded, connecting the two pieces together; Bias tape probably to serve as a belt or drawstring. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 70.0, Length = ca. 160.0 | |